Illuminating compact



ILLUMINATING COMPACT Filed March 25, 1935 INVENTORS:

ATTORNEY.

Patented oeeso, 1934 PATENT OFFICE ILLUMINATING ooMrAcT Loren W. Lamb and Frank D. Moore, Indianapolis, Ind.

Application March 25, 1933, Serial No. 662,782

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a portable article characterized by the popular name of compact comprising a casket or case having a mirror therein and accommodations for articles commonly I used by persons on their faces for artificial make up effect by the use of cosmetics, the invention having reference more particularly to a compact having means for illuminating the face of a person using the mirror.

An object of the invention is to provide an illuminating compact containing a mirror which shall be of suchconstruction as to enable a person to illuminate the face while holding the mirror opposite to the face to facilitate operations while excluding direct light effects from the mirror and permit free access to the cosmetics.

Another object is to provide an improved compact of the above-mentioned character which shall be of such construction as to be at all times convenient for use when the application of cosmetics to the face of a person is desired and especially at night time or in a darkened place.

A further object is to provide an improved compact which shall be so constructed as to be adapt- 'ed to be used as a flash light when desired and without detracting from its usefulness as a convenient non-illuminating article.

With the above-mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in a case of novel construction and an electric lamp bulb mounted in a novel manner in the case, and in the parts and novel combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularly described and definitely claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved compact in open arrangement as when used; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional plan view taken on a plane represented by the line 22 on Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation approximately on the line 3-3 on Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a transverse section approximately central of the compact; and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section approximately central of the compact with the lid thereof in partly open arrangement.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawing indicate corresponding elements or features of construction herein referred to in detail.

A practical embodiment of the invention includes a box-like case or shell having a bottom 1, vertical side walls 2 and 3 and relatively shorter end walls 4 and 5, the normally rear end wall 5 having a hinge member 6 adjacent to its top, a lid '7 being removably arranged on the walls and, haying a hinge member 8 connected to the hinge member 6 and provided with a stop device 9 adapted to come into contact with the end wall 5 when the lid is raised to approximately vertical position so as to expose a mirror 10 suitably carried by the inner side of the lid. The opposite end wall 4 hasa hole 11 adjacent to one end thereof so as to be in proximity to one of the longer side walls to receive a portion of an electric lamp bulb 12 for advantageous illumination. A novel filler frame is provided and removably secured in the case as a medium whereby various parts of the device are compactly carried in advantageous arrangement and so as to be protected by the case which may be handled or carried in receptacles or in pockets of hand-bags or in clothing pockets.

A spring latch 13 is fastened on the inner side of the end wall 4 and has a finger piece 14 fixed thereto that extends through the wall, the latch being adapted to engage a latch device 15 with which the adjacent end of the lid is provided.

The filler frame comprises a supporting plate 16 having a downward extending flange 17 to on portion of which a socket 18 is secured and adapted to support the lamp 12. A cylindrical electric battery cell 19 is arranged on the bottom plate 1 under the plate 16 and is of suitable length permitting a similar cell 20 to be transversely arranged adjacent to the end wall 5, the two cells being appropriately connected together by means of a coupler plate 21. The plate 16 has sunken frames 22 and 23 to receive suitable vessels or containers for cosmetics or particularly face powder and rouge, the plate having also a receptacle 24 for a lipstick or other articles. A switch bar 25 is slidingly arranged between a side-wall portion of the flange 17 and a substantially vertical wall of each of the sunken frames 22 and 23 and is suitably deformed to frictionally engage such walls, a finger piece or handle 26 being fixed to the switch bar at a point between where it engages the sunken frames 22 and 23 and extending through alined slots in the flange 17 and the shell wall 2. The finger piece 26 thus serves as a means releasably locking the shell and filler 100 frame together. In addition the switch bar has an elastic contact wing 28 on one end that is arranged adjacent to a non-insulated contact portion 29 at the end of the cell 20. A supporting plate 30 is attached to the frame 22 and par- 105 tially supports the lamp socket 18. The cell 19 has a contact 31 with which the lamp bulb makes contact and the cell 20 has a corresponding contact point 31' with which the plate 21 makes electric connection.

reaching the mirror. If desired the case carrying the lamp may be moved about at will as may be required in order to advantageously obtain the benefits of the light.

What is claimed is:

1. An illuminating compact including a case having a window-opening in one end thereof, a plurality of battery cells connected end to end and extending at right angles to each other in the case approximately from the window-opening and along one side and to the opposite side of the case, an electric lamp mounted in the case and extending from the adjacent one of the cells and into the window-opening, a filler frame for the case, and a switch bar in the case movable to contact with another one of the cells and releasably holding the filler frame in place.

2. An illuminating compact, comprising an upwardly open box-like outer shell, a downwardly open filler frame nesting within said shell, one end-wall of said structure being provided with a window near an adjacent side-wall, a lamp socket co-axial with said window and carried by said filler frame, a battery cell disposed along said side-wall but ending short of the end-wall opposite said window, a second battery cell along said opposite end-wall and projecting into the space between said first cell and said opposite end-wall, means providing a series connection between said cells, and means for completing the circuit through said cells and a lamp in said socket.

3. An illuminating compact, comprising an upwardly open box-like outer shell, a downwardly open filler frame nesting within said shell, one end-wall of said structure being provided with a window near an adjacent side-wall, a lamp socket co-axial with said window and carried by said filler frame, a battery cell disposed along said side-wall but ending short of the end-wall opposite said window, a second battery cell along said opposite end-wall and projecting into the space-between said first cell and said opposite end-wall, means providing a series connection between said cells, there being alined slots in the adjacent side-wall portions of said filler frame and shell at the opposite side of the compact from said first cell, means including a spring contact slidable along said slotted wall for completing the circuit through said cells and a lamp in saidsocket, and a switch handle carried by said spring and lying within said alined slots to releasably lock said filler frame and shell together.

4. An illuminating compact, comprising a separable generally rectangular box, one end-wall thereof being provided with a window, a lamp socket adjacent said window, the top-wall of said box having substantially vertical-walled receptacles depressed therein, one receptacle-wall being spaced from a box side-wall whereby to hold a battery cell thereagainst, a second receptaclewall being spaced from the box end-wall opposite to said windowed end-wall whereby to hold a second battery cell thereagainst, a third receptacle-wall being spaced from the other side-wall, and means including a spring contact bar disposed between said third receptacle-wall and said other side-wall and slidable to close a circuit through said two cells and a lamp in said socket, said spring being frictionally held against sliding by engagement with said third receptacle-wall and said other side-wall.

5. An illuminating compact, comprising an upwardly open box-like outer shell, 9, downwardly open filler frame nesting within said shell, one end-wall of said structure being provided with a. window, a lamp socket adjacent said window, the upper wall of said filler frame having depressed portions providing substantially vertical-walled receptacles, one receptacle wall being spaced from a side-wall of said structure to permit disposal of a battery cell therebetween, there being alined slots in the shell and frame portions forming the opposite side-wall, a second receptacle-wall being slightly spaced from said slotted wall, a spring disposed between said second receptacle-wall andsaid slotted wall and provided witha handle lying in said alined slots to hold said shell and frame together, and means for establishing a circuit through such battery cell and a lamp in said socket and co-operating with said spring whereby sliding movement of said spring will close such circuit, said spring being arranged to frictiona .y engage its confining walls to resist sliding mo ment and to be deformable to permit disengagement of its handle from said slots.

6. An illuminating compact, comprising an upwardly open box-like shell, a downwardly open filler frame nesting within said shell, a lamp socket within said structure, there being a window adjacent said socket to permit passage of light rays from a lamp in said socket, adjacent sidewall portions of said shell and filler frame being provided with alined longitudinally disposed slots,

a spring contact slidable along said slotted wall and provided with a handle held in said slots by the spring of said spring contact to releasably lock said shell and frame together, and means providing a circuit closable by sliding movement of said spring contact to electrically interconnect a battery in the space within said shelland frame with a lamp in said socket.

7. An illuminating compact, comprising a separable generally rectangular box, one side wall thereof being provided with a window, a lamp socket adjacent said window, the top-wall of said box having substantially vertical-walled receptacles depressed therein, one receptacle-wall be ing spaced from a box side-wall whereby to hold a battery cell thereagainst, a second receptaclewall being spaced from another side-wall, and means including a spring contact bar disposed between said second receptacle-wall and said other side-wall and slidable toclose a circuit through said two cells and a lamp in said socket,

said spring being frictionally held against slid- 

